Southern Oregon Fly Tyers

We are a group of Fly Tyers who want to improve our tying skills. We come from as far north as Roseburg, Oregon and as far south as Yreka, California to converge on Gold Hill, Oregon. We are all different skill levels but we agree on the joy of Fly Tying.

Welcome to
Beginning Fly Tying!In the weeks to
come we hope to take you step-by-step and introduce the basic elements and
techniques to tie simple but effective fishing fly patterns.

Since we
have a very short time to cover a considerable amount of knowledge, it is
important for you to bring the required tools, equipment and materials to each
of the sessions.You will receive a
weekly schedule at that time and all future tools and materials will be
discussed prior to the next class.

I am
providing the following information about the beginning class this year:

Dates: 7 Tuesday nights starting 02/13/2018

Class time:6 pm to 9:00 pm

Place:Field &
Stream, Medford Oregon (Fishing Department)

Fee:There is no fee. Those signed
up for and starting the class will receive 20% off their purchases of fly tying
materials and tools purchased from Field and Stream for the class.Additionally, those completing the class will
receive a one-time coupon for 20% of their next purchase of fly tying
materials, tools, hooks and books.

Tools:You will
receive a separate email of all tools and materials needed to do the homework
for your classes.You can purchase the
needed tools/materials prior to the first class or attend the first class (I
will have tools for you to use in the first class).You can then buy the items needed from Field
& Stream (20% discount) and other local establishments to do the first week’s
homework.

Please bring all tools and materials (and the ones I
hand out) to each class!

Date: Each Thursday for 6 weeks starting February 15th,
2018 (6pm to 9pm)

Fee: $0

Coffee provided, seating for me and 6 people, first
come, first serve. Contact Dave at
541-973-3508 or at Davetyer@comcast.net to reserve
a spot. If you cannot make it for the
class let me know right away as there are a limited number of spaces.

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

The step by step tying instructions for all three of Daves flies have now been added to the previous post. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Two new tabs has been added to the top of the home page. The new tabs are LNG Letters, Share LNG Letters, and Copy and Paste. Click on it to see sample letters. More letters will be added as time permits. Please use them, feel free to modify them, or write your own. When you write your own, send me a copy. I will remove your name and we will have a new sample letter for others to use.

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

The January SOFT meeting will feature a demonstration by Cathy Hamilton. Rather than tying flies that she's tied many times before, Cathy will pay tribute to Dave by doing her best to tie three of the flies that he most enjoyed tying at the shows they attended together. Cathy will have some stories to share about how Dave came to tie these flies. If you wish to tie along, bring some tying thread -- black 8/0 and red UTC 70 (or any red 8/0, if you don't have UTC), along with any of the materials you may have from the recipes. Cathy will bring some of the hooks and beads, as well as some of the more "exotic" materials used in the flies she'll be tying.

Smash the barb and place the seed bead on the hook.Lay in a thread base right behind the bead,
going back 1/16”.Tie in one strand of
Spanflex right behind the bead on top of the thread base on the top of the
hook.Attach a hackle plier to the other
end of the Spanflex.Attach a dubbing
twister to the hackle plier and give two good spins, creating a tight
twist.Grab the twisted Spanflex,
leaving 1/8” of the tag end.Tie in the
tag end right behind the bead, keeping a finger inside the loop of twisted Spanflex.Replace your finger with a bodkin, pull it
back to straighten out the loop, grab the end of the loop between your thumb
and index finger, and pull out the bodkin.Release the loop, allowing the Spanflex to twist on itself, thus
creating a furled body.If it turns into
an ugly knot, re-insert a bodkin in the twisted loop right behind the tie-in
point and slide it back to the end of the loop to straighten it out, and try it
again.Position the thread 1/16” behind
the head and tie in one “herl” of Rhea by the butt on top of the hook, and take
one half turn over the top of the hook.Wrap 3 turns of the Rhea clockwise round the thread, creating a
rope.Wrap the rope forward to the bead
and tie off.Whip finish behind the bead
and apply head cement.

A note about the materials: Transparent silver-lined seed beads can be
found in bead shops and some craft stores.
Spanflex is a rubber-leg- like material.
Rhea is like a very fine ostrich plume.
Spanflex and Rhea are available from fly shops or through mail order.

Smash hook
barb and put bead on hook.Wrap 8 wraps
of lead on hook for metal bead, or 4 wraps for glass bead, and slide into the
bead.Cover the lead with wraps of
thread and wrap back to the bend of the hook.Cut a clump of black fur off the skunk skin (about the size of a wood
pencil), cutting as close to the skin as possible, and remove the undercoat
from the guard hairs.(Save the
undercoat for dubbing the body).Stack
the guard hairs and tie in for the tail.The length of the tail should be equal to the length of the shank of the
hook.Add the trimmed (waste) guard
hairs from the tail to the undercoat for dubbing the body.Tie in the wire rib on the bottom of the
hook.Dub the undercoat (and trimmings
from tail) for the body from the tail toward the beadhead, leaving room for the
hackle and collar.Counterwrap the rib
and tie off.If used, wrap the CDC
hackle 1 - 1 1/2 turns.Wrap the ostrich
herl collar (1 strand) 2 - 3 wraps and tie off.Whip finish, tying off on the bottom of the hook.Apply a small dab of head cement on the
bottom of the hook at the bead.

CRAFT STORE CHIRONOMID

HOOK: Scud; Daiichi 1120, Dai-Riki 135, TMC 2457 – size
12

HEAD: 8/0 seed bead -- red stripes on white

THREAD: UTC 70 red

BODY: Stretch Magic – size .5 mm

GILL: White Antron

Smash the barb, slide the bead onto the hook, and place hook in
vise.Attach tying thread to hook and
bind down a wisp of Antron, so most of the material protrudes over the hook
eye.Wrap it down, whip finish and remove
bobbin.Trim off the excess Antron,
leaving just a small tuft above the eye of the hook.Then slide the bead into position and
reattach the tying thread right behind it.Tie on a piece of Stretch Magic right behind the bead, and lash it down
the length of the hook, stretching it as you wrap your thread, and ending at
the midpoint of the bend of the hook.Wrap the tying thread back forward, in touching wraps, so that the
Stretch Magic and the hook will be completely covered with the thread.Then wrap the Stretch Magic forward, placing
each wrap next to the previous one.Stretch
the Stretch Magic firmly as you start, and gradually reduce the stretch, to
create a bit of a taper in the body of the fly.When you reach the bead, tie off the Stretch Magic with 2 - 3 tight
wraps, and cut it as close as possible.Whip finish and apply head cement to your thread wraps.

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Websites of Friends

rogueriverkeeper.org

flyfishersinternational.org

klamathcountryflycasters.com

aol.research.pdx.edu/map

waterwatch.org

uvff.org

soff.org

rogueflyfishers.org

Directions to Meetiing

Take the Gold Hill exit, #40, off of I-5 and go west, toward Jacksonville, 1.3 miles, until you reach the Madrone Hill Mobile Home Park on the right. After turning right into the mobile home park, proceed to the community building which is located about 100 yards ahead on the left. The address is 8401 Old Stage Rd. The meetings are on the second Tuesday of the month and start at 6:00 pm. We do not meet in July and August and check with us about September.